sebboh wrote: Lotusm50 wrote:
Right. But given this, how much more does a 24mp FF sensor cost relative to the 24mp APS-c sensor? It not so much a \"problem\" as it is a cost of production -- yields are lower -- other costs are pretty similar. I note that the Sony a850 body with a 24mp FF sensor cost $1999 and a same generation a550 with a 14mp APS-c sensor cost about $999. Further, in the 2 years since their introduction, cost of production can be reasonably assumed to have got better.
it\'s difficult to make judgements on sensor price based on camera price because the sensor for a FF camera is a huge chunk of the cost and a tiny bit of the cost of an aps-c camera. also even though those cameras came out around the same time the FF sensor was probably at least one generation behind the aps-c in technology – my understanding is they don\'t use a given tech for FF sensors until they have maximized yield and efficiency as best they can (meaning they use older fabrication techniques that have matured).
Yes, it is difficult, no doubt, and we won\'t get an accurate figure. But we can suggest some parameters around the price. Can we effectively suggest an upper limit on the sensor price difference of about $1000 (built up to retail cost, and given that $1999-$999+$1000), and surmise that it might actually be a bit lower?
Jan 26, 2012 at 01:04 PM
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